"Music From the Films of James Horner - City of Prague Philh
J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 08/08/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Silva America brings to the table another music maker with "Film Music Masterworks by James Horner", all the splendor of this composer on 10 Tracks...Horner creates visual moods for each film he scores...action, adventure, mystery, romance, sentimental and suspense...the list could go on...Every track moves you --- Each cue comes back with a memory as the preceeding track ends --- It flows naturally and perfectly from track to track... If you're looking for a piece of music to capture your heart and a deeper meaning of the film...you've found it...Silva Screen's release traces several decades of film music...featuring "The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra" --- conducted by Mr. Paul Bateman, Mr. James Fitzpatrick and Mr. Nic Raine (as always outstanding)...performing 10 selections, close to a full hour of symphonic suites with a full orchestra sound...all individually wrapped-up into one neat package...just the way "film-score-buffs" like 'em!
10 Selections from the James Horner Film Score Book (in alphabetical order in which they appear)
1. APOLLO 13 (1995) (Universal Pictures film) (3:04)
2. BRAVEHEART (1995) (20th Century Fox film) (7:06)
3. COCOON (1985) (20th Century Fox film) (7:24)
4. LEGEND OF THE FALL (1994) (TriStar Pictures film) (7:17)
5. MASK OF ZORRO, THE (1998) (Amblin Entertainment film) (6:11)
6. MY HEART WILL GO ON (1997) (20th Century Fox film "Titanic") (5:06)
7. REMEMBER (2004) (Warner Bros film "Troy") (6:06)
8. STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN END TITLES (1982) (Paramount Pictures film) (5:51)
9. WEDDING, THE (1998) (DreamWorks film "Deep Impact") (4:20)
10.WILLOW THEME (1988) (Lucasfilm film "Willow") (3:53)
Must ask the following to take a bow ~ James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), always in their pitching, Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Rick Clark (mastered tracks), Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick and Nic Raine performing the conducting duties, a tremen!dous asset to every project they undertake...and the label which made it all possible...Silva America --- must say this collection is nicely priced.
Total Time: 56 mins on 10 Tracks ~ SILCD 2004 ~ (8/08/2006)"
Devoted to Horner
S. Nakai | McPherson, KS USA | 01/10/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"My opinion of James Horner is always going to be biased in his favor. Braveheart was his masterpiece. Titanic was a phenomenon. A Beautiful Mind, riveting. Apollo 13, majestic. The New World, uplifting.
This, amazing. I bought it when I heard a sample of "Legends of the Fall" on iTunes and was spellbound. Needless to say, I wasn't surprised to see Horner's name on it. He has a classic style for epic music, sweeping orchestra, a lot of themes with Frenchy French horns. It's not like Zimmer's Pirates or Elfman's "dark theater" themes. These are all bold and majestic and romantic and epic. If you love powerful music, you will love Horner. Buy his song."